carton

Plural: cartons

Noun

• the quantity contained in a carton
• a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
• An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
• A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
• A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
• A kind of thin pasteboard.
• A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
• A shot that strikes this disc.

Verb

Verb Forms: cartoned, cartoning, cartons

• To pack or place items into a cardboard box.
• To put in a carton.

Examples

• a carton of milk or eggs
• He decided to CARTON up his Scrabble board after a devastating loss.

Synonyms

cartonful, cardboard box, case, container, package

Anagrams of carton